What We Do

The Office of Transportation Policy Studies examines a broad range of cross-cutting issues that will affect future transportation policies and programs. It also implements the Joint Federal State Motor Fuel Tax Compliance Project.

Policy study areas include:

• Relationships between highway investment and economic productivity
• Highway cost allocation and truck size and weight policy
• Estimation and implementation of road user fees
• Emerging transportation policy issues

Products of these policy studies include:

• Reports to Congress including the Comprehensive Truck Size and Weight Study and the Federal Highway Cost Allocation Study.
• Proceedings of workshops, conferences, etc. on a wide range of current and emerging policy issues.
• Data and analytical tools for use by States and others in assessing transportation policy options
• Papers analyzing specific transportation policy issues and options.

Strategic Initiatives

For further information, please contact 202-366-9208.